ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,723, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MAGSCOPE LLC (Shelley, Idaho).
"Camera lens to optical instrument connector" was invented by Nathan Goodworth (Shelley, Idaho) and Paul Wadsworth (Albuquerque, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for a camera lens to optical instrument connector. An apparatus includes a tab having a tab body comprising a first side, a second side, and an aperture, one or more magnets located within the tab body, and a means for connecting the first side to a device such that a camera lens of the device is aligned with the tab aperture. The apparatus includes an ad...